7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big bottle at home. Pretty much black colour with a tan head. Chocolate aroma slight smoke. Rich bitter malty taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2020
at 22:29
6/10
Tried
on 06 Aug 2020
at 08:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can ordered from A Hoppy Place, Windsor. Vinous cherry aroma over dark chocolate - the whiskey gradually makes itself known. Dark and glossy. Creamy beige head fades too quickly for my liking. Medium-sour vinous cherries lead the way. This partly distracts from the underlying burnt sugar sweetness. A bitter dark chocolate, whiskey infused undercurrent benefits from the liquid warming up. Light-medium bodied. Creamy, if not overly so. Average carbonation. Astringent finish. The sour cherries are the key factor for this beer as is to be expected. However I would have liked more balance. Not as rich and indulgent as promised in the blurb.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2020
at 22:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can ordered from A Hoppy Place, Windsor. Aroma of pine and stone fruit. Hazy, a pale neon orange. Foamy translucent white head. Light-medium bitter before juicy tangy orange hits, i.e. sweet edged sourness. But the bitterness remains in situ. Boozines develops into the finish. Light-medium bodied. Slick if a tad thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. This beer has been hyped on the south Coast Chapter UKCBF and I wondered how much of that was due to locals bigging up the brewery but it's deserved. A previously oldschool brewery that's rebranded itself and, most importantly, is getting the modern styles correct.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2020
at 17:32
6/10
Bottle from the brewery. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus marmalade taste long bitter, a slight sweetness. Big boozy body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2020
at 20:04
5/10
Can from the brewery. Clear golden colour with a thin head. Aroma has malt of slight floral. Taste mainly sweet. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2020
at 17:12
6/10
Bottle from the brewery. Amber colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste aroma sweet caramel and light fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2020
at 20:16
9/10
Can from the brewery. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate and cherry. Lots of bitterness and then a balanced kick of tart cherry. Full smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2020
at 19:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Light golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are juicy fruity and light sweet. Medium crisp body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2020
at 23:00
7/10
Can from Fallen Acorn online. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Aroma melon, tangerine and mango tropical. Taste light sweet. Full oily body.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2020
at 17:39